I really enjoyed these cookies.
This is a recipe from the 1950s written down in the 1980s. I consulted my elderly relative whose mom made these frequently, and apparently only deglet noor type dates were available back then, so those were what I used.
I interpreted the 1 lb dates to be the weight after pitting, and the 2 cups after shelling and chopping. There was barely enough egg to be a binder for all the pecans and fruit, but I appreciated how that let those be the stars.
I also went with parchment baking sheets instead of what I suspect was meant to be a reference to paraffin wax
by gumdrop83
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These sound marvelous! I might have to try them this holiday season. Thank you.
In the eighties we had a friend who was in her eighties who made these but using walnuts. I think she was Canadian originally, though this was in England (so few pecans available). I must make some in memory of Ella!